WHERE RUSSIA IS WEAK.; THE POLICY BY WHICH EUROPE HAS BEEN DUPED. HER PISTOL A HARMLESS ONE--ASIA AS A PLACE TO MAKE SOLDIERS--AUSTRIA AS A CHECK TO RUSSIA.

CARCASSONNE, France, May 14.--So much has lately been spoken and written about Russia's vast warlike preparations by land and sea that it may be worth while to pause here for a moment in the present series of letters from France to state briefly the real facts, which are masked by these imposing demonstrations.

May 30, 1887

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